Murdered on the Inside

Cyber bullying is a form of abuse and needs to be ended. Why should kids have to be put through this? Kids deal with enough stress and drama through high school they don’t need to fear coming to school and having to come face to face with their bully. Kids are afraid to admit to being bullied because they fear they will be made fun of for getting help. Over 50% of kids have been cyber bullied, and fewer than 30% of all kids will ever report it.

Bullying can be extremely harmful both physically and emotionally to any individual. It can be so insensitive to the point where it can make people feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, sad and angry. It can also be painful to the body if the bully attacks the individual causing bodily harm such as bruises, cuts or even broken bones. Studies have been found that bullying may cause depression, absenteeism, poor academic performance, or all of these (“Bullying”) because they are contently over thinking the situation and the possibility of being harmed. Approximately 32 percent of students report being bullied at school, leading students to most likely bring a weapon to school (“School Administrators”) because they think that is the only way they have of... ... middle of paper ... ...ything or anybody or gives they too much freedom from doing wrongful actions.

Cyber bullying may seem like nothing since there is no physical contact, but in reality it can hurt even more than the actual thing. Behind those monitors are real people with real feelings; some have been driven to depression, some have been driven to physical bullying, and some have been driven to suicide. “Many rumors are spread about people that have never done the things being said, people usually set up rumors because they are not happy with that person or maybe even themselves” (Parks 17). There are many effects on victims because of cyber bullying such as depression, harm to self, friendship lose, and sometimes harm to other people. “While some observers urge schools to become more involved in the growing problem, noting that extensive cyber bullying can lead to feelings such as despair in victims that they can be promoted to take their own life, as has already occurred, other experts balk at the idea of schools attempting to control what students say online and off of the campus” (“School administrators hesitate to punish cyber bullyin... ... middle of paper ... ...ople are not using social networks responsible and do not see what is wrong with bashing someone over the computer screen.

A study conducted by Bullying Statistics 2010 also reported an increase in cyberbullying activities (online). Many people however don’t understand how dangerous and harmful bullying can be to the victim being bullied and even to the bully. There are many solutions to help decrease and prevent bullying activities to take place simply by being able to understand the problem of bullying, warning signs, the effects, the risks and how to recover from this crime. Children and adolescents, who are not a part of a social group; usually at school are at risk of being bullied by others. For instance, new students and those who suffer from health or learning disabilities are at much higher risk of being harassed (Opposing Viewpoints, online).

Popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr allow people to cyber bully other peers. People can post false information or even edit pictures and share them so that many people can see them. No matter if you want to believe it or not, bullying happens everywhere. It is sad to think about the innocent students being bullied because of reasons they can’t control. Bullying has been a growing issue for a variety of people and has affected the way we live in a negative way.

For high school students bullying and harassment can make a time of learning and new social interactions a nightmare. The possibility of being physically or verbally bullied at school,, a place where student should feel safe, is a growing peril. Unfortunately, bullying is nothing new in the United States. As well as the problem of avoiding being a victim of bullying at school, students can not escape this harsh scrutiny because of the rise of social media networks. Teenagers are being harassed on social media at alarming rates and a majority of school can do nothing about it.

In the past few years, bullying has gotten so bad that people decided to take their own lives to escape the pain. Bullies use violent behaviors to harm their victims verbally and physically. Usually, the victim is too frightened to fight back and too embarrassed to inform adults. People choose to bully others for a broad range of reasons (media or the want for power), but not getting love and attention from dysfunctional families is the main reason ("Why do people bully?" n.d.).

“Your words have powers, use them wisely.” Even though charges for online bullying may become to sever, online bullying is still the leading cause in many teen suicides because people feel unwanted and therefore people who use public websites to bully should be charged. Many teenagers don’t realize how hurtful their words can be, and never think that maybe that one word could set someone over the edge. Like in the case of Ciara Pugsley, who was bullied to the point that she thought suicide was the only option. (Fearon) Young people online are seen as easy target for bullies because bullies can just hide behind a computer screen or phone and use vulgar words and nicknames to put down somebody for their race, sexual orientation, etc. And most people don’t tell an adult figure or parent because they don’t want to be seen as weak or be a “snitch”.

Bullying Have you ever bullied by someone since you were in high school until now? Bullying is kind of bad behavior that all the people in society hated. But sometime people bullied their friends because they just want to have fun. However, being bullied is fearful that can normally lead confident people to become self-conscious, suicidal and unconfident. Firstly, bullying can make people to become self-conscious, because it can easily to lose their controlled.

In a bullying situation a bigger, more popular, stronger student will hurt the student victim. Students who are bullied go through serious long-lasting problems that can lead to suicide because they cannot take it no more, and so they cannot find another way but to commit suicide, not always but sometimes students who are bullied think that no one can help them and they take actions on their own. Bullying has become a great risk, especially in schools, but it can also be found at home, on the Internet, and basically anywhere people congregate. Facts on Bullying say, “Bully victims are between two to nine times more likely to consider suicide than non victims according to studies by Yale Unversity” Why do victims think about suicide rather than another solution? Well most of the time victims feel trap in a whole where no one can get them out, and the easy solution is to die, but why suicide because it will end with their pain.